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UNITED Srarns arent* @trineo FRITZ FOELLMER, OF YWEST POINT, NEBRASKA.

MOTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part o Letters Patent No. 359,858, dated March 22,1857.

Serial No. 209,565. (No model.)

To all whom it 72mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, FRITZ Fonrmrna, a citizen of the United States,residing` at lVest Point, in the county of Corning and State ofNebraska, have invented anew and useful Inrprovement in Gearing forOperating Chorus, Vegetable Cutters and Graters, and Presses, of whichthe following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in motors for operating churns,presses, 85o.; and it consists of the peculiar combination and novelconstruction and arrangement of the various parts for service,substantially as hereinafter fully set forth, and particularly poi ntedout in the claims.

The object of my invention is to provideiinproved means which can beeasily and rapidly adjusted to impart rotary motion to a churndasher orvegetable cutter or grater, or to be capable of longitudinal movement,and carrying followers of diderent classes to convert the apparatus intoa press for manufacturing wine,` vinegar, or compressing cotton or othersubstances.

In the drawings hereto annexed, which illustrate an improved motor ofthe class described embodying my invention, Figure l is a top plan view.Fig. 2 is a vertical central sectional view ofthe same on the line x a:of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional View of the apparatusadapted to rotate or drive a churndasber. Fig. 4 is a sectional viewcorresponding to Fig. 3, showing the apparatus adapted as a press. Fig.5 is another sectional view showing the apparatus adjusted for slicingcabbage and other large vegetables. Fig. 6 is an enlarged detailsectional View of the locking or coupling sleeve, together with aportion of the feed shaft and the shaft to be driven thereby.

Referring to the drawings, in which like letters ofrefereuce denotecorresponding parts in all the figures, A designates the supportingframeor inclosing-casing of my invention, which is mounted upon suitablerollers or casters, a., that are suitably afxed to the corners or anglesofthe frame or casing, so that the latter can be very conveniently andeasily moved from one place to another, and con prises the side walls,I), a vertical partition, b', at or near the middle of the side\\'alls,which divide the casing into two chambers or comw partments,BB', the former of which is adapted to contain the various receptacles orvessels in which the work is performed, while the lat ter is designed tostore away the various devices very conipactly when t-hey are not inuse. The casing has the usual bottom, b", and the top or roof b, and onthis top b" are mounted the supporting or carrying frames for thegearing, which I will now proceed to describe.

The frame C consists of the uprights or vcrtical portions aand thecross-bar c', connecting the vertical portions at their upper ends, thesaid uprights having angular feet c2 at theirlower ends,\vhich bear onthe top of the casing or frame A,andare provided with open-A Aings,through which are passed screws, or the like, to iirinly andVrigidly secure the frame C to the casing or frame A, as shown.

D designates another frame, which consists of a horizontal bar orsupport, d, having the rightangled lugs or cross-heads d at its ends,and the vertically-disposed legs d2 at the outer ends of thecross-heads, and provided with the feet di, through which are passed thescrews to secure the legs to the top of the frame or casing A. ThisfrarneDis made or bent from a single piece of metal, and the frame C isalso formed in a single piece of metal, thereby rendering the framesvery strong and durable,and for the purpose'of better distinguishing theframes G and D hereinafter l will term the frame C the vertical frame7and the frame D the horizontal frame.

The side and top walls of the inclosing case or frame A are strengthenedby means of bracestraps A', which are suitably secured to the insides ofthe same, so that they are concealed from View, and these bracestrapsare arranged across from one side to the other of the compartment B, andare connected at their middle by a cross-bar, A2, which carries a hangeror depending hearing, c', which is arranged at or near the middle of thesaid tie or connecting bar.

E designates a driving-shaft, which is arranged in horizontal position,and the inner end of this shaft is journaled in the hanger or dependingbearing c' of the bracestraps,while the outer end of the saiddrivingshaft eX- tends or projects through one of the sidewalls oftheinclosing case or frame, and is journaled in a suitable bearing, c,that is rigidly affixed to the said casing, as shown. The outer end ofthis shaft carries a large balancewheel, E', which servesto render therotations of the driv ing-shaft very steady,and to this balancewheel issecured the handle Fllwhich is to be grasped by hand and turned in orderto rotate the balance-wheel and the driving shaft, as is ob vious.

F designates a vertical feed-shaft, which is arranged at right angles tothe driving-shaft and actuated thereby. The upper end of this verticalfeed-shaft is fitted or journaled in a suitable opening or bearing inthe transverse connecting-bar of the vertical frame (land the lower endofthis feed-shaft passes through a suitable opening or bearing inthe bard ofthe horizontal frame D, the extreme lower end of the said shaftbeing extended through the top or roof of the inclosing-casing A forsome distance, so that it projects in the compartment 1 B. Thisfeed-shaft F carries a small bevel gear-wheel or pinion,f, near itslower end, which pinion is tted rigidly on the shaft to rotate therewithand arranged beneath the bar d of the horizontal frame D, and above abearing or wear plate, f", that is suitably secured on thetop or root`ofthe inclosingcasinggso that the pinion is prevented from coming incontact with the said roof and. wearing it away or defacing it.

rllhe small pinionf of thc.l`eedeshaft meshes i withland is rotated by a4larger bevel gearwheel, F', that is rigidly alhxed to the inner end ofthe horizontal driving-shaft E, so that when the driving-shaft isrotated the motion thereof will be commu ncated to the feed-shaft by thebevel gear-wheels F and j', the larger bevel gear-wheel revolvingor-worlring in a vertical slot, f2, which is cnt or formed in the`inclosing-casing A. p

Thefeedshai't is capable of horizontal rotation only, and is preventedfrom longitudinal movement or play by being stepped or journaled in theframes C D and by the bevel-pin-` ion thereon; and this shalt isprovided with exterior screw-threads, as shown, for a purpose to beexplained hereinafter. The extreme upper end of the feed-shaft is leftsmooth or plane, as at f3, which is of reduced diameter as compared withthe diameter of the shaft at the threaded portion thereof, and on thisshaft is tted a cross head or plate, G,which is provided at its middleor center with a transverse interiorly screw threaded opening, g, thethreads of which are adapted to be engaged with the threads on the feed-shaft, so; that when the latter is rot-ated the said cross-head` shaft,and it is only employed when the appa-` ratus is adapted for compressingdifferent artic1es,or substances. To the outer ends of this adjustablecross-head are rigidly secured guiderods G', which are disposed invertical lines and pass `through suitable openings in the cross-bar d ofthe horizontal frame and in the top of the case A, and the lower ends ofthese guide-rods are connected together by a plate,`

disk, ring, or other suitable device or connecting-piece, G2, Whichissecured theretoiby nuts or the like.

Theguiderods and the connecting-piece Gr2 75 .are capable of -verticaladjustment with ther cross-head when the feed-shaft is rotated, and whenthe apparatus is to be used as a motor for churn dashers Aor vegetablecutters and graters, as hereinafterexplained,` the cross- 3C head isadjusted to theftop ot' theifeedshaft,

so that the opening therein encompasses the plane or smooth portion ofthe shaft, and itis held in such elevated position by a locking device,H, of suitable construction. For the g5 purpose of simplicity `andcheapness, I preferably employ a` locking device which comprises avertical` arm, h, and` two horizontal arms, h h2, which are arranged atopposite l ends andon opposite sides of the 'vertical arms, 90 the armIt beingpivotally connected with the connecting or `transverse bar ofthe verticali frame, and the arnrh2 isv adapted to take under thecross-head G and hold it and the guiderods in an elevated position, sothat they can-` not be affectedor adjusted by the rotation of thefeed-shaft.

To the lower endot' the feedvshaft is rigidly attixed a headed stoppin,@which passes l through a bayonet-slot, i', of an adjustable `10Q` inits lower edges with notches or recesses i?, y

into which the studs or` pins ot'` the short vertical shaft `J of thedevice to be actuated or. driven is fitted, so that when the feed-shaftis l rotated the sleeve and the short `shaft of :the device will becorrespondingly ldriven With .i i5 the feedshaft, as will be veryreadilyunderstood.

It will be understood thatthe coupling-sleeve f I is permanentlyretained on the feed-shaft at. all times, and thatv thesupplementalshaft J 12o can be detached `from the feed-shaft without;removing the coupling from the latter.

The operation of this part of my invention will be very'readilyunderstood. When `the device is to be used for rotating the short shaftsm5 J of the churn-dasher or vegetable cutter ori grater,the sleeve I isadj usted so that the upper end of the short shaft .I fits into the sameand ly the pins or studs thereon enter the notches in 1 the sleeve. Thecross-headV G having `been `13o adjusted so that it is at thetopofilthefeedshaft and will not be affected by the rotation i, thereof, asheretofore described, the crank-.t handleis rotated to drive thebalance-wheel The shortshaft m5 ICI and the horizontal driving-shaft.The motion of the latter, being communicated to the feedshaft by thebevel gear-wheels, also rotates the feed-shaft and the short shaft J torevolve the churn, the knives ot' the vegetable cutter or grater, or anyother device which may be connect-ed thereto. Vhcn the apparatus is tobe used as a press to compress fruits, cotton, Src., the locking deviceIl is turned away from the cross-head to release the latter, and asuitable follower or other device, K, is connected with theconnecting-piece G by means of bolts and nuts or other suitableappliances, and a suitable vessel or receptacle is placed beneath thefollower, with the substance to be operated upon. The crank is nowrotated to drive the driving-shaft, and the latter rotates thefeedshaft,which acts upon the follower to move the latter and thedevices connected therewith vertically, so that they will descend to actupon the work and compress the latter to the required extent, afterwhich the operation is reversed, to elevate the follower, the guiderods,and the cross-head. It will be understood that the cross-head is notrotated by the action thereon of the threaded feed-shaft, but that itmerely moves in a vertical line, as t-he guide-rods, or plunger-rods, asthey may be termed, elt'ectually prevent any rotation of the same.

It will be seen from the foregoing description, taken in connection withthe drawings, that I provide an improved apparatus which can be easilyand rapidly adapted or converted to drive the rotary shaft of achurn-dasher or' vegetable cutter or grater, or that it can be adaptedfor service as a press to compress cotton or any other substance, as mayhe desired.

I will now proceed to describe the various forms of devices which I haveshown herein, and to which my invention is adapted t0 be adjusted tooperate the same. A

In Fig. 3 ofthe drawings I have shown a churn vessel or body, l, placedin the compartment B of the inclosing-ease A and resting on the bottomthereof, and in this vessel or body the short shaft J is stepped at itslower end in a suitable bearing in the body l, and the said shaftcarries at its upper and lower ends outwardly-extending arms 2, to theextremities of which are rigidly affixed the vertical dasher-blades 3,which are secured in any suitable manner to the said arms, as will bereadily understood. Vhen the feed-shaft and the short shaft J arerotated by the drivingshaft, thearms and blades 2 3 of the dasher arelikewise rotated, to agitato the cream in the body l, and thus eti'ectthe churning thereof in a very short time.

In Fig. et ot' the drawings the device is shown adapted for use as apress, and in this connection the cross-head is forced or adj ustedshown inthe said tigure, the follower is affixed to the connecting-pieceby means of bolts, so that it can be very easily detached; and the saidfollower is provided with vertical flanges it, so that it is adapted forcompressing cotton, &c., this form of device being especially adaptedfor this purpose.

The apparatus shown in Fig. 5 is especially adapted for slicing cabbagein the manufacture of sauer-krant, although it can be used for otherpurposes. The short shaft J is connected to the feed-shaft by thecouplingsleeve in the manner heretofore described, and is stepped in asuitable bearing, 6, affixed to the bottom ofthe euse A. rlhis shaft Jcarries a large cutter-disk, 7, which is suitably affixed to the same,so that it will rotate therewith, and this cutter-disk has a series ofradial slots, 8, one

of the sides of each of which isinclined or bcveled, as shown. Againstthis inclined side of each ofthe radial slotsS is aiiixed acutter-blade, 9, one edge of the blade being projected beyond the upperface ofthe disk, so that it is in condition to cut or slice the cabbageor other vegetable that is fed thereto from a feed table or box, 12,which is detachably supported on the sides of the compartment B by meansof suit'- able cleats, 13, that are affixed to the said sides and entersuitable grooves in the sides of this table or feed-box. The feed box ortable is inclined, as shown, and the vegetable is fed along thisinclined portion to the rotary cutter by hand; and as the driving andfeed shafts are rotated the cutter is revolved to successively bring itsblades into position to act upon the vegetable fed thereto, as isobvious. The short shaft J and its cutter can be easily and readilydisconnected from the feed-shaft by properly adjusting thecoupling-sleeve I, and the feed table or box can likewise be detachedfrom the case or frame A by sliding it along the cleats or ways, thusadapting the other devices to be connected with the feed-shaft to beoperated thereby.

I do not lay any claim to the cutter-disk or the feed box or table shownAin Fig. 5, as such features are old.

Various slight changes in the form and proportion of parts and detailsof construction can be made without departing from the spirit orsacrificing the advantages of my invention.

The motor herein described can be used for other purposes than thoseherein stated. I have employed it to advantage in slicing and gratingpotatoes, pressing apples for cider, and other uses where a combinedrotary and ver- IOO IIO

tical movement can be utilized. In slicing and grating potatoes, theparts are arranged in the position shown in Fig. 5; but a dit't'erentforni of slicing means is employed to suit the circumstances.

I do not deem it necessary to show herein all ofthe appliances withwhich my motor can be used. It is sufficient to say that whenever avertical pressure is desired the plungerrods or plunger proper isconnected to a suitable follower, employed either to press hay, cider orwine, sausagermeat, or the like; and when a rotary movement can beutilized the part to be operated isconnected to the fcedshaft.

Having thus fully described my invention," what I claimas new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A motor comprising a rotatable feedshaft, a plunger adapted to bemoved ver tically, and locking means for holding the plunger againstvertical movement when de` sired, whereby the motor can be utilized toconvey rotary motion or vertical pressure, `as set forth.

2; A motor comprising a threaded feedshaft, a cross-head titted andadjustable vertically thereon, the plunger-rods connected to` thecross-head and adapted to carry a follower, and a locking device orcatch for holding the cross-head against movement on the feedshaft, asand for the purpose set forth.

3. A motor comprising a suitable oase or frame, the vertical andhorizontal frames C D, secured thereto, a driving-shaft, a verticalthreaded feedshaft journaled in the frame and geared to thedriving-shaft, a follower t ted on the feed-shaft, a locking devicepivoted to the vertical frames and adapted to be connected with thecross-head, to prevent vertical. play of the latter, and theplunger-rods' con nected to the cross-head and having a confmeeting-piece at their lower ends adapted` to carry a follower, as andfor the purpose described.

4. The combination of arotary shaft, a short shaft, as J, adapted tocarry a device to be actuated by the `rotary shaft,\and a sliding sleevepermanently fitted on the rotary `shaft l and having a slottedconnection therewith, v

end thereof and having a slot and notches, as

shown, a pin passing through the slot of the sleeve to connect it totherotary shaft, anda short shaft, J, having the studs or pins adapted tobe flttedin the notches in the lower edges of.,

the coupling-sleeve, as and forthe purpose described.

6. A motor comprising a feed-.shaft capable of rotary motion, a plungeradapted lto Ybe moved vertically, locking means for `holding Y theplunger from movement when desiredya follower carried by the plunger,and a sliding i coupling, I, permanently connected to the feedshaft andhaving `a slotted connection therewith, as and for the purpose setforth: f

In testimony `that I claimthe foregoing as myown I have `heretoaftixedmy signaturein l presence of two witnesses his FRITZ FOELLMER. imarl:

Witnesses:

WVM. N. MOORE, E. G. SrGGERs.

